CENTRAL TRUTH:

SharingChrist with others is the most exciting and rewarding experience a Christian can ever know. ”If I could get 300 men who fear nothing but God and who hate nothing but sin, I would set the world on fire”. John Wesley

A person who testifies to what he or she has seen, heard, or otherwise experienced. What does it mean to be a witness of Jesus Christ?

It is to influence others for Jesus Christ through prayer, friendship, our lifestyle, and our communication.

It is important to understand the context of this passage. Forty days earlier, Jesus was crucified and had subsequently risen from the dead. This was His last appearance, just moments before He ascended into heaven.

1.  According to verses 4 and 5, what did Jesus command the disciples to do?

 

2. Why did Jesus command them to wait in Jerusalem?

 

3. What did Jesus tell the disciples would happen to them after they received the gift of the Holy Spirit? (See also John 15:26,27)

 

4. In verse 8, Jesus named the geographical areas in which His followers were to be witnesses. He started in Jerusalem, the city where they were at that moment. Then He moved out to more distant areas. The principle of Jesus' instruction about witnessing is still the same today. Where is your Jerusalem, Samaria and Judea?

 

5. 1 Peter 3:15What does it mean for you to set apart Christ as Lord in your heart?

 

6. Matthew 9:35-38. In verse 36, Jesus was an example of what makes someone an effective witness. Can you identify what it is?

 

 

10. How do we witness for Jesus? Lifestyle, personal (Ro. 10:14; Jn. 4; Acts 8: 34-38; 20:20), Mass (Acts 2), Hospitals and Prisons, Music and drama, Telephone, Friendship, Radio, internet, Literature, Letter writing etc                                                                                       Read :.

Fishermen take great pains, and expose themselves to great perils, so do believers; and they have need of wisdom. If many a draught brings home nothing, yet they must go on.

We are ambassadors for Christ, as we are sent to do what He would do were He personally present.

We are to make known, and to explain, and enforce the terms on which God is willing to be reconciled to people.

We are not to negotiate on any new terms, nor to change those which God has proposed, nor to follow their own plans or devices, but we are simply to urge, explain, state, and enforce the terms on which God is willing to be reconciled.

We are to seek the honor of the sovereign who has sent us forth, and to seek to do only his will.

We are not to promote our own welfare; not to seek honor, dignity, or emolument; but to transact the business which the Son of God would engage in were he again personally on the earth.

Can you identify 3 people you know who may be interested in hearing the good news of the gospel? Take a moment and pray that God would give you an opportunity to communicate the gospel to them.

 

Comments (0) >>